Complicated Love

Chapter 22:Party

Me and Carl sat down together. Sa garden nina Bianca ang venue ng party. Probably,may swimming time later in the afternoon.

She said that 1:30-8pm ang party. Ang haba nga eh. I asked her if I can go earlier than the time because I have things to do for school. And she said that it's okay.

"Hey Carl!" Nakita kong papalapit si Faye saamin habang kumakakaway.

"Eyy~ musta ka?"
"Okay na okay naman. Pumunta ka pala? Inimbita ka ni Bianca?" Huwaw naman. Maglandian daw ba naman sa harap ko.

Sumingit ako, "No,I invited him and Bianca accepted it."

"Oh okay..." she added, "May I sit here?" She said while pointing to the chair next to Carl.

"No. Dito ka sa tabi ko bes. Miss na kita eh." I reasoned. I just want her away from him. Malaki ang posibilidad na magka-agawan. Not that I don't trust the both of them but because... just.

"Okay." Then she pulled thr chair next to me. "Carl,kwento ka naman about sainyo ni Zia,oh." Bes. Andito ako ha. Pedeng ako ang magkwento.

Hindi sya narinig ni Carl dahil nakatingin sya sa foods. Or narinig nya pero di nya na lang pinansin.

He held my hand, "Princess kukuha lang akong foods ha. For you and for me." Then I nodded. He stood up.

"Ako din,Carl. Kahit ano ha." Sabi ni Faye. Tinalikuran lang sya ni Carl at dumiretso sa pagkain. Ilang minuto na lang magsisimula na ang party. Di ko alam kung anong klaseng party ba to.

"Bes,dun lang ako ha." Sabi nya sabay turo dun sa table ng mga lalaking kaklase nya ngayon.

I nodded,"Okay. Sure." I continued nodding. "Better if you did..." I whispered as soon as she walked away.

No,this is not being "plastik". Ewan ko ba. I can't accept her attitude infront of Carl and her personality as of now. Nung magkaklase pa naman kami hindi sya ganyan e. Di ko maintindihan kung inaahas nya ba yung boyfriend ko o talagang feeling close lang sya.

Biruin mo naman,first time pa lang nila magkita tapos close na close na ang dating. Nag-de kwatro pa sa harap ni Carl. Eh ang iksi iksi kaya ng suot nya.

"Sorry,Zia." He touched my shoulder as soon as he put the foods down.

"Good Afternoon Everyone!" The emcee said. "Welcome to Bianca Castillo's 16th Birthday Party!"

I looked around. Napuno ang venue. Ambilis ha.

Naglakad si Bianca papunta sa gitna habang suot-suot nya ang blue laced mini dress na sya pa daw ang pumili. With matching light blue high heels na parang 3 inches ang taas. Naka-bun sya ng pagka ganda-ganda.

"Zia,akala ko ba 16th birthday lang to? Bakit parang debut?" Carl said truthfully. I laughed. "Why? Totoo naman diba?" Then I nodded. Over over naman kasi talaga tong si Bianca. Pano pa sa debut nya?

"Ganyan talaga yan since elementary. Laging bongga ang birthday." We laughed together.

Bianca gave her speech. She thanked the people,she said how important everyone is,and how happy she is with her life. I'm happy for her that she's loving life.

Ngayon lang bumalik ng table namin si Faye. May dala-dala pang flowers. Galing siguro sa classmates nya na naging old classmates ko din pero dahil hindi kami masyadong close,wala akong pake sakanila.

Marami ding ginawa bago pa man pakainin ang lahat.

"Carl,kain na tayo." Niyaya ko siya pero umiling sya. "Ha? Bakit?"

"Gutom ka agad,Zia? Busog pa ko eh. Mamaya na lang siguro."
"Oo eh. Sorry. Matakaw girfriend mo."
"Cute mo talaga!" Then he pinched my cheeks. I touched it because it hurts and I made a it-hurts-face. "Sorry,po. You're just too cute."

"Kain lang ako ha."
"Sige lang. Go lang."
"Kain tumaba ako?"
"Wag naman." Then I stood up. "Pero maganda ka pa rin naman kahit mataba ka. At mamahalin pa rin kita ng buong-buo kahit pa maging bola ka na"

"Che! Tigil-tigilan mo nga ako." Then I left him. The food was a buffet service. I picked up a plate and then started moving around the foods. I almost took every food there.

Then I went back to our table. "Dami naman nyan,MOO."

"Sorry."
"It's okay." Then he smiled. He looked down to my food. "Penge ako." He smile while chuckling.

"Sabi ko kasi sayo kumuha ka dun eh." At sinubuan ko sya ng carbonara.

The eating time is for 45 minutes. That made Bianca walk around the venue until she reached our table.

We talked about a lot of things until someone tapped her on the shoulder and said, "Hey,birthday girl!"